Whitt Behavior Expectations and School-Wide Plan

Student behavior directly impacts student learning. Therefore, one of the most important lessons education should teach is character development. While it isn’t a subject that is directly taught, it underlies the whole education structure. Character Education leads to the development of self-discipline, which is the key to life-long success and making dreams come true! The following beliefs guide our school-wide behavior plan and are congruent with GPISD’s student code of conduct:

Our Beliefs:

• The ultimate goal is that students take control of their own behaviors and recognize both positive and negative consequences are a direct result of their choices.
• To effectively teach you must build relational capacity
• Positive interactions and campus behavior expectations need to be:
• taught
• modeled
• Reinforced
• All discipline situations are teaching opportunities.
• All children respond to any given situation with the tools they have
• Classroom behavior expectations are reflective of the campus plan
• Certain unacceptable behaviors are non-negotiable in the school setting and must be dealt with immediately.

We have STAR³ Students at the Whitt Fine Arts Academy! 
Students that are Ready, Responsible and Respectful

Be Ready

• Be ready to listen
• Be ready to work and learn
• Be ready to display good character

Be Respectful

• Be respectful and keep hands, feet, and other objects to yourself
• Be respectful and take care of school property
• Be respectful and take care of the property of others